Brigham Young University-Idaho President Kim B. Clark has gone to war with masturbation, a seemingly normal and healthy act with many medical and emotional benefits. Clarks's attempts at comparing masturbators to wounded soldiers has raised some eyebrows.

Stockholm -
A man who was arrested on June 6 for masturbating into the water at Stockholm's Drevviken beach has been acquitted of sexual assault. The Södertörn District Court ruled that the 65-year-old man did not commit an offense as his action was victimless.

Police say they arrested a repeat public masturbator on Wednesday after he was found doing it outside a Columbia City pub. A police statement says the man was caught in the "throes of self-flagellation."

Tokyo -
Love Joule, a bar located in Shibuya entertainment district of Tokyo, opened a masturbation bar in July that is "the first love and sex bar dedicated to women" in Japan, according to Love Joule's website.

Berlin -
During Re:publica 2010, the international forum for bloggers and Web journalists hosted in Berlin, a young man connected on Chatroulette.com began to masturbate in front of more than 400 people, who were attending a conference about online sexuality.

The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld a state statute prohibiting masturbation by artificial means. But if the state can protect the right of its citizens to own guns as an important liberty, how is it that devices for masturbation are prohibited?

Masturbating on an airplane brings passenger attention and news in New Orleans. The idea of having your personal needs satisfied in-flight is one thing, but having your name as well as your personals exposed another. Add to that someone took pictures.

The role of religion in people's lives reflects much of how they view the outside world. When it comes to sexuality religion plays a huge role. Masturbation is a very common thing and yet in some faiths it is considered to be wrong. A sin even.

The 28 year old mother of two simply "lost it" when she stabbed her boyfriend of 6 years in the shoulder. He just wouldn't stop masturbating in front of herself and her children. She begged him to stop, but to no avail. She finally resorted to violence.